Part 2: Happy with oneself?

After my previous post” Happy with oneself?” I decided to do some research on the subject. I came across several items I would like to share.

I found on Oprah’s website two quizzes I would like to share. The first one is "Are You Happy With Yourself?" quiz The questions on this quiz got my mind going I hope it does the same for you!

Another is a "Satisfaction with Life Scale" quiz. If you are unhappy with your score you can do two things, according to Dr. Holden. "We have to learn to let go of our past, we have to give up all hopes for a perfect past. Let the past go, it's gone." After that, he says, "Take a vow of kindness. Be kinder to yourself and to others. "It's never too late to be happy," he says.

Steps I found called "How to Be Happy Being Yourself":

1. Be yourself! This means doing what you want, achieving your goals not living up to others expectations because this is your life. It's just tuning out the little voice that says "What will so-and-so think."
2. Accept and forget. Write down all your flaws everything you don't like about yourself. Divide them into three columns: worth worrying about, who cares? and why is it even on this list? Rip them all up. This is not about changing yourself. This is being yourself and loving yourself for it.
3. Eliminate! Identify places or people or things that make you feel uncomfortable with yourself. Eliminate this stuff from your schedule. You have no time for people who don't accept you.
4. Forget others' opinions. If you feel fat because someone said you were they were probably covering up for their own insecurity problem. Feel superior, take the high road and forget.
   Learn to forgive. Once your self-esteem is booming and confidence glowing I bet at least one person will be sorry. Forgive and forget. Everyone makes mistakes. You did by listening to them.

For more on this topic check out Oprah's website she has a ton of stuff on being better person emotionally, spiritually and physically. Even on having a better marriage!